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Wellington is New Zealand's centre of government and the world's southernmost capital city. It is also the country's cultural capital, third most populous urban area in New Zealand and home to many museums, theatres and arts festivals.

Next steps

March 2014: Oral submissions will be held.

May 2014: The final proposal will be discussed.

If approved, the new speed limit will come into effect in late 2014.

Background

In Wellington city, there's a perception that many crashes occur along the golden mile and mainly involve buses. The reality is that crashes happen throughout the central city and involve cars, pedestrians and cyclists. From 2008 to 2012, there were 766 crashes in the central city.

In an effort to make the city centre safer, and a more pleasant place to shop and do business, we proposed a safer speed limit of 30km/h in Wellington's Central City - extending the limit that already applies along the Golden Mile to a wider area.